# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Art Bites - Indigenous Medicine Bag with Barbara Townsend
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Learn the meaning and the story of the traditional medicine bag, while creating your own unique piece using leather, glass seed beads and traditional tools.  

All materials provided for this class.

About the Instructor:  Artist and crafts person Barbara Townsend is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash from Ontario, Canada. 

Her artwork is primarily self taught, portraying a blend of traditional stories using modern images and materials. Barbara’s unique craft skills are honed from many years of creating beaded, cloth and leather regalia for Native pow wows and ceremonies. 

Recently having moved to Vancouver Island, she is excited to learn from and share with other local artists and students.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/parksville/art-bites-indigenous-medicine-bag-with-barbara-townsend/200029160749830
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://shop.mcmillanartscentre.com/collections/workshops-classes/products/mac-school-art-bites-indigenous-medicine-bag-with-barbara-townsend-nov-30-2025-1-pm?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=parksville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Parksville
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: The MAC - McMillan Arts Centre
- **lat**: 49.31994
- **long**: -124.31725
- **full address**: The MAC - McMillan Arts Centre, 133 McMillan Street,Parksville, British Columbia, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: MAC School for the Creative Arts (https://allevents.in/org/mac-school-for-the-creative-arts/23007988)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The MAC - McMillan Arts Centre, 133 McMillan Street,Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** MAC School for the Creative Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Art Bites - Indigenous Medicine Bag with Barbara Townsend ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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